Cardinals chat: Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel takes your questions at 11 a.m. Monday
Bring your Cards questions and comments to a live chat with Rick Hummel at 11 a.m. Monday
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Is it just me or is there reason to be concerned that the relationship between Flaherty and the Cardinals is somewhat cold. Could we be in a situation where we need to trade him at his highest value instead of losing him to FA with minimal return? We've all seen the 2019 second half as potential for being a dominant #1 starter for years, but is he really that good and will we be able to keep him? -
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Rick please enlighten me as to what I'm missing. A club and a player have contracts and they have options and opt outs so if a players performance is going the wrong direction then the team can execute their option to let go a player that had an .675 OPS for 2019 rather than pay him $12.5 million when he's worth $5 to $6 million (fangraphs estimate). What am I missing? Shouldn't we be applauding MO for avoiding overpayment of a player? Isn't this flexibility MO put in a contract giving him the opportunity to get Arenado? Seriously what am I missing?
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Absolutely Mr. DeWitt and Mo deserve credit for pulling this off. But, in fairness, don’t you think the pressure to pull this off was caused in part by fan discontent? Part of the value of the Cards as an iconic brand is its fans and the high expectations they bring with them. As such, I’d thank fans and ownership & management for creating the need for such a trade. Thank you to you as well for your stellar writing and contributions to our greater St. Louis community.
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Commish, I have to give you credit for knowing when to take over the chat. Derrick phrased it as you getting "sunshine, not pitchforks" for once. Smart move!
Regarding Wong: I am disappointed to see him go, since he's one of my favorite players. And I thought Kansas City, who has shown trade interest in him in the past, would have been a great fit for him - except I cannot imagine he wants to go back to playing for Mike Matheny again. Matheny never seemed to have the right approach with Kolten. I agree, Texas may be a good spot for him.
If the Cardinals are going to go deep into October (or November?) this year, I suspect they will need to make a trade for pitching help. What do you think, and if they do, who do you think would be a good trade target (realizing it is too early to know who will be sellers just yet)? Thank you for chatting with us today! -
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What kind of a mindset does this put Carpenter in. He's out at third but in play at second. Does he work harder at offense or defense at second because of these actions knowing that the club doesn't have the confidence in him or does it no affect him and his mental approach
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What happens if MLB does not approve the money or the trade? I don't think it is possible that Arenado just goes back to being the starting 3b for the Rockies again. At this point doesnt it have to be approved as we are past the point of no return? Also why wouldnt the Rockies want to take Fowler or Carpenter to get something in return for the proposed $50 million they are paying?
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Good Morning Commish! This isn't exactly a baseball question, but has baseball implications, so perhaps is worthy of a response... I recently took a job, but in the 3-4 weeks I've been working for this new company, I've been recruited to go to work for a different company. My current job is an in office 40 hours a week type, whereas the other is remote. In the minimal time I've spent working at this new place, I've come to the realization I made a poor choice. Should I do the "right" thing and stay put, or take the other job and be able to watch day baseball come spring time?
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